Saint Barthélemy vs United States

United States is 409,445 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into United States about 409445 times.

Saint BarthélemyUnited StatesSaint Barthélemy moved onto United States · Equal-area projection

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Saint Barthélemy is 0.0× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 409,445× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
Saint BarthélemyUnited States
Size
AreaUnited States: 409,445× the area24 km²9,826,675 km²#3 of 194
CoastlineCoast, no land borderHas a coast
Land neighbours02
People
PopulationUnited States: 33,760× the population10,1242018341,784,857#3 of 194 · 2025
DensitySaint Barthélemy: 12.1× the density422 / km²35 / km²#145 of 194
Urban population—80%#41 of 192 · 2025
Fertility rate—1.63 per woman#121 of 192 · 2024
Population growth—+0.52%#125 of 192 · 2025
Birth rate—10.6 per 1,000#132 of 192 · 2024
Death rate—9.0 per 1,000#52 of 192 · 2024
Children under 15—17.1%#140 of 192 · 2025
People over 65—18.4%#38 of 192 · 2025
Net migration—+3.6 per 1,000#26 of 192 · 2025
Refugees abroad—0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025
Health & education
Life expectancy—78.9 years#46 of 192 · 2024
Infant mortality—5.5 per 1,000 births#139 of 191 · 2024
Doctors—3.68 per 1,000#39 of 178 · 2022
University enrolment—79.4%#27 of 145 · 2022
Human Development Index—0.938#16 of 190 · 2023
Economy
GNI per capita—$88,810#5 of 185 · 2025
GDP—$30.77T2025
Income group—High income
GDP per capita (PPP)—$90,027#9 of 184 · 2025
GDP growth—+2.2%#126 of 187 · 2025
Inflation—+2.9%#92 of 176 · 2024
Unemployment—4.2%#110 of 178 · 2025
Extreme poverty—1.1%#82 of 149 · 2024
Income inequality (Gini)—41.8#30 of 149 · 2024
Jobs in agriculture—1.5% of jobs#164 of 178 · 2025
Jobs in industry—18.9% of jobs#90 of 178 · 2025
Jobs in services—79.6% of jobs#16 of 178 · 2025
Foreign investment—1.0% of GDP#126 of 184 · 2025
Exports—11.0% of GDP#159 of 168 · 2024
Military spending—3.1% of GDP#27 of 155 · 2025
Internet users—95%#27 of 184 · 2024
Mobile subscriptions—113 per 100#102 of 191 · 2024
Energy & environment
Forest area—34% of land#92 of 192 · 2024
CO₂ per person—13.6 t a year#13 of 185 · 2024
Renewable energy—10.9%#139 of 190 · 2021
Access to electricity—100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024
Air pollution (PM2.5)—7.0 µg/m³#173 of 191 · 2023
Protected land—12.9% of land#131 of 191 · 2025
Arable land—16.6% of land#64 of 190 · 2024
Water stress—28.2%#57 of 176 · 2022
Precipitation—715 mm#111 of 180 · 2022
Governance & safety
Political stability—−0.30#122 of 193 · 2025
Control of corruption—+0.87#39 of 193 · 2025
Homicide rate—5.8 per 100,000#46 of 146 · 2023
State
StatusTerritory of FranceIndependent state
GovernmentDependent territoryparliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of FrancePresidential republicconstitutional federal republic
Member of—NATO, OECD, G7, G20
CapitalGustaviaWashington D.C.
CurrencyEuro (EUR)United States dollar (USD)
Official languagesFrenchEnglish
Traffic drivesOn the rightOn the right
Time zoneUTC−4UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 · UTC−10 to UTC−5, 6 time zones
Calling code+590+1
RegionCaribbean, North AmericaNorthern America, North America

Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18° N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; United States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. That difference is why United States looks so much bigger than it is next to Saint Barthélemy. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.

Questions about this pair

Is Saint Barthélemy bigger than United States?
No. Saint Barthélemy is 409,445 times smaller than United States. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into United States?
About 409445 times: United States has 409,445× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
Why do Saint Barthélemy and United States look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and United States about 1.98×. That is why United States looks so much bigger than it really is next to Saint Barthélemy. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Saint Barthélemy or United States?
United States: 341,784,857 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², United States 35 per km².
What kind of government do Saint Barthélemy and United States have?
By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Saint Barthélemy: dependent territory; United States: presidential republic.